Antero Niittymaki[8] allowed 4 goals on 29 shots. The goal he allowed at the end of the second period was painfully soft and essentially ended the game. He also tried to allow another softie late in the third that he barely swept off the line. It was not a strong performance, although the Lightning weren't much of a threat to Chicago all game long, so it didn't really matter.

18 shots on goal. How does an NHL team with this kind of offensive talent allow itself to be held to 18 shots on goal? Vincent Lecavalier[9] (-3, 1 shot on goal) still is doing nothing on the forecheck around the opposition cage, which is where he showed he was an elite player. His failures are helping to drag down Martin St. Louis[10]. Alex Tanguay[11] has been lost all season. Steven Stamkos[12] has forgotten about the necessity of shooting the puck (2 shots), and that's hurt Ryan Malone[13] because he's the type of guy who hops on rebounds and excels in scrums around the cage.

The power play is a joke right now. They don't surround loose pucks and win one on one battles. They don't make smart, short passes to loosen up the opposing PK. They labor trying to free up Kurtis Foster[14] for his shot and have forgotten they have lethal options like Vincent Lecavalier around the circles and Steven Stamkos around the circles and in the slot.

It's bad. This is a team that is fundamentally awful offensively right now. When Stephane Veilleux[15] is the best player on the ice on a team with this roster, that also suggests a lack of effort, too.

Zenon Konopka[16] had 5 penalty minutes, 2 hits, and was 33% on draws in 7:45.

Victor Hedman[19] was -2 with 4 penalty minutes, 1 shot, and 1 blocked shot in 19:05. His poor decision on the Blackhawks second goal was terrible, and that was a very deflating goal for the Lightning. That's a mistake that cannot happen.